Transfer-ticket.



P. W. S'HEAN.

TRANSFER TICKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 20, 1910.

995,917, Patented June 20, 191 1.

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FRANK W. SHEAN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

TRANSFER-TICKET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. SHEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Transfer-Tickets, of which the following is a specification.

The hereinafter described invention relates to a transfer ticket, commonly termed transfers, for use mainly in connection with street railway systems for transferring passengers from one line of the company to any of its branch lines having transfer connection therewith; the objects being to provide a transfer for denoting to the passenger to whom issued and likewise to the conductor receiving the same, the time limit for which it is good as a valid transfer for acceptance at the point of transfer, and this without the conductor issuing the said trans fer being required to punch each transfer slip at a place thereon indicative of the branch line for which the passenger desires a transfer, thus avoiding disputes bet-ween the passenger holding the transfer and the receiving conductor thereof as to the transfer having been issued for the wrong line and at the same time providing against the passenger claiming the right to ride on a transfer at the expiration of the designated time limit for the use thereof at any given transfer point; to simplify and facilitate the issuance of transfers to passengers, by eliminating the necessity of the conductor issuing the transfer being required to specify by punching thereon the transfer point or the branch car line to which the passenger clesires a transfer, and to provide a transfer slip which shall serve as a common transfer for all the transfer points of the car line issuing the same, while at the same time containing thereon opposite each transfer point the time limit for which said transfer is valid for use at any of the specified transfer points, when the transfer is punched by the conductor with the starting time of his car on either its outbound, or its inbound run; in brief, the transfer is so arranged that the conductoris only required to punch the time of the departure of his car from either end of the run, to designate to the receiving conductor of a branch line the time limit for the receipt of the same as a valid transfer when presented by a passenger at such place of transfer.

To comprehend the invention reference Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 20, 1910.

Patented June 20, 1911. Serial No. 578,235.

should be had to the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein is illustrated a front elevation of the preferred form of a transfer slip or ticket designed in accordance with this invention.

In the drawings, the letter A is used to designate a strip of suitable material, the main portion of which is divided into a plurality of vertical parallel columns B, B, C, C, D, D, in each of which is printed a full list of the transfer points or branch lines for which a transfer is issued by the conductor of the car connecting therewith, the name of the transfer points being arranged in the same order in each of the said columns. At the head of each column, merely for convenience, is left a space E, in which is printed the word Streets to direct attention to the said columns as containing the names of the streets at which transfer is made to the various connecting lines. At each side of the said columns containing the names of the streets indicative of transfer points for use of the issued trans fer, are arranged columns E, and within the same, in progressive order, are printed numerals indicative'of minutes, which appear respectively opposite the successive street names of the transfer points, and designate the minute before and after the hour of issuance for which the transfer is good on presentation at any given transfer point. In the present case, the transfer is arranged for a run consuming one-half an hour on the outbound trip of the car and the same time for the inbound journey, or one hour for the round trip, so in the left hand minute column of the street column B, the minute numeral designation is from zero to 30, while in the right hand column the numbering is from 5to 35. In the second street indicating column B, the minute arrangement of the left hand column is from 10 to 40, and in the right hand column 15 to 45, while on the left hand side of the street column 0, the minute numbering is from 20 to 50, and on the right hand side the said minute number is from 25 to 55. In'street column C, the minute numbering on the left hand and the right hand side respectively is 30 to zero, and 35 to 59 and zero to 5, while in column D the minute numbering on the left hand side is 40 to 59, 2 to 10, and on the right hand side 45 to 59, and 2 to 15, and in the street column D the minute numbering on the left hand side is 50 to 59 and zero to 20, while on the right 1 are printed the conventional abbreviations hand side the said minute numbering is 55 i A. M. and P. M. for ante-meridian and to 59 and l to 25. In column C on the left hand side the naught and on the right hand side the numbering of naught to 5, and in columns D and D the minute numbering on the left and right hand sides respectively of 2 to 10, naught to 20, 2 to 15, and 1 to 25 are printed in red ink, while the balance of the minute numbering is in black ink. It will be noticed that the starting numerals of the side columns to the street columns, reading from left to right, increase progressively, from zero to 55, there being an interval of five minutes between each of the head numerals, and, as there are twelve minute columns, an hour in time is thus represented, the purpose of which will appear later on.

Preferably, at the upper edge portion of the transfer slip A, to the left of the column B, is left a space F, in which are printed abbreviations indicative of the months of the year, and at the lower edge portion directly below the month space F is provided a space F having stamped therein numerals indicative of the hour minutes for emergency purposes, due to delay of the car during the course of its run, for enabling the conductor to punch the minutes of delay, so as to extend the time limit of the transfer for all transfer points.

In the space G intermediate the spaces F and F may be printed suitable rules and regulations governing the issuance of the transfer ticket, and in said space is printed the date of the month for which the transfer is issued, in the drawing the numeral 18 being employed to designate that the transfer is for use on the eighteenth day of the month. However, any of the well known arrangements for designating the date of issuing transfers may be employed in connection with the present transfer ticket.

Adjacent one end of the transfer ticket, preferably at the left hand end, is provided the space G, which is sub-divided into a plurality of columns H, H. The space G is entitled Hours, and in columns H, H are printed progressively the numerals 1 to 12, those in column H being printed in black color and those in column H in red color, or any contrasting colors may be employed.

The transfer ticket has printed or stamped thereon at any convenient point, preferably at one end portion thereof, the name of the car line from which the transfer is to be issued, in the present case the name Fillmore being employed, and to one side thereof the spaces h, h are provided in which are printed respectively the words Outbound and Inbound, and to the opposite side of the name of the car line are provided the spaces 9, g, in which post-meridian.

The working of the invention will be readily understood by the following example, the transfer being issued by the conductor having charge of a car on the Fillmore line and which issues transfers to all connecting lines enumerated in each of the parallel street columns appearing on the transfer. As the 'car starts, say for its out bound run, and its time of departure being on the even hour, the conductor punches the space marked Outbound and at the same time punches the space above that marked Zero opposite the street name Pacific in column B, and, if the hour of departure is one oclock in the afternoon, he punches the space containing the abbreviation P. M. to designate that the transfer is issued for post-meridian, and at the same time punches the hour numeral 1 in the hour column H, and the numeral 2 in the hour column H. As thus punched, the transfer indicates that the car left Pacific street, the commencement of its outbound run or starting point, at one oclock p. m., and that the same is good on any of the branch lines specified in the punched street column, if presented within the time limit noted in minute indications appearing opposite the names of the streets in column B, in the punched minute column. For instance, if presented to the conductor of the Hayes street line, a mere glance at the transfer discloses that its time limit is 17 minutes after 1 for acceptance, while for use on the Bryant street connecting line,

which is the end of the Fillmore cars run,

it must be presented for acceptance not later than 30 minutes after one oclock. The punched hour numeral 2, in conjunction with the punched hour numeral 1, indicates that the transfer was issued between the hours of one and two oclock in the afternoon, so if presented after the hour of two oclock the same is void. If the car leaves for its outbound run, say, at twenty-five minutes after one oclock in the afternoon, then the conductor punches the space above that marked 25 on the right hand side of the street name Pacific appearing in the street column C, so that when the issued transfer is presented for acceptance to the conductor of the Hayes street line, he ascertains by a mere glance that it was issued by the Fillmore street conductor, on his outbound run, commencing at twenty-five minutes after one oclock in the afternoon, and that the same is not acceptable by him later than forty-two minutes after one oclock, the same being the time limit appearing opposite the name Hayes in the punched minute column of the street column C. However, where the car starts.

on its outbound run shortly prior to the expiration of the hour, it is required that provision be made for such transfers as take place after the expiration of the hour. In this case, supposing the car leaves on its outbound run at one fifty-five, the conductor then punches the space above that marked 55 in the minute column opposite the name Pacific in the streetcolumn D, which indicates to the receiving conductor that the transfer was issued by the conductor of a Fillmore street car leaving Pacific street at fifty-five minutes after one oclock in the afternoon, so that when presented to the conductor of the Hayes street line, by glancing at the minute numeral appearing opposite the street name Hayes he knows that the time limit is 12 minutes after the hour punched in column H, or, in the example given, twelve minutes after two oclock. If the transfer is presented to the conductor of the Bryant street line, he at once determines by a glance that the time limit is 25 minutes after two oclock. Should there be a delay of the car during the course of its run, which would cause the passengers to reach the transfer points after the time limit noted, the conductor is simply required to note on the transfer the delay minutes by punching the emergency blank F provided for such purpose. It will thus be noted that when the transfer is punched with the departing time of the car at the commencement of either its outbound or its inbound run, the transfer is available for all transfer points and the time limit at each transfer point is given, the conductor thus being relieved of having to provide a time limit punch for each point of transfer,

which at best is mere guess work on the partof the issuing conductor. It will be understood that the conductor punches the month for the day for which the transfer is issued, which is done at the time of punching the departing time of the car. Inasmuch 'as the time of the car leaving on either its outbound or inbound run is well known to the conductor, the same may be punched at the time of issuing the transfer. The transfer is thus capable of use for ante-meridian and post-meridian transfer purposes, is adapted for all hours of travel, and denotes on its face the exact time limit within which the transfer must be presented at any given transfer point for acceptance as a valid transfer to entitle the holder to ride thereon.

For use on an outbound journey, a certain selected color of transfer is employed, a different colored transfer being utilized for the inbound journey, but in either case the first transfer point from the starting end of the trip is printed at the head of the street columns, the other transfer points following in proper order. For instance, on the transfer for an outbound journey, the name is claimed as new and Pacific appears at the head of the street columns, as it is the first transfer point, while on the transfer for an inbound trip, the name Bryant would appear at the head of the street columns, as the same is the first transfer point from the commencement of such inbound trip.

The essential feature of the present invention resides in designating directly on the face of the transfer the exact time limit for the acceptance of the transfer at each and every point of transfer connections with the line issuing the transfer ticket, which time limit indications are thrown into commission when the starting time of the car and the succeeding time hour are noted on the transfer by the issuing conductor.

The described transfer is simple, effective for the described purpose, easily understood by the traveling public, is a common trans fer for all connecting lines while designating the time limit for acceptance at each and every transfer point to such lines, and by the use thereof errors as to the issuance of a transfer to the wrong connecting line are avoided.

The arrangement of the time limits and the hour and minute departure indications for the car illustrated are shown as samples of the preferred form, but any arrangement of time limits or other designations may be employed, the only requirement being that on the departing time of the car being noted, the time limit for each and every transfer point will appear on the face of the transfer ticket opposite the said transfer points.

Having thus described the invention what desired to be protected by Letters Patent is- 1. A street railway transfer comprising a body provided with a plurality of names thereon indicating in sequence the transfer points along the route of the car, said body being also provided with a plurality of hour indications thereon for punching to denote the hour of departure of the car, and said body being provided with numerical indications adjacent the names of the several trans fer points, the numerical indication opposite any of such stations indicating when punched in conjunction with the punched hour indication the time of departure of the car from such station, and each indication adjacent the subsequent transfer points noted on the ticket indicating in conjunction with the hour indication punched the time limit for the use of the transfer at such transfer point.

2. A street railway transfer comprising a body provided with a plurality of names thereon indicating in sequence the transfer points along thevroute of the car, said body being also provided with a plurality of hour indications thereon for punching to denote the hour of departure of the car, and said body being provided with numerical indications adjacent the names of the several transfer points, the numerical indications opposite any of such stations indicating when punched in conjunction with the punched hour indication the time of departure of the car from such station, each indication adjacent the subsequent transfer points noted on the ticket indicating in conjunction with the hour indication punched the time limit for the use of the transfer at such transfer point, and said body being also provided with a table of minute indications thereon adapted when punched to vary the reading of the indications opposite the transfer points to the extent of the number punched.

3. A street railway transfer ticket comprising a body having on the face thereof a a plurality of independent columns each containing in sequence the names of the transfer points along the route of the car, hour indications on the transfer for designating the hour of the cars departure, numerical indications at the head of each of the columns on the ticket, one of which is adapted to be punched to indicate the time in minutes of the departure of the car, the body of said transfer being also provided with numerical indications adjacent the names of the several transfer points in each column, the numerical indications opposite any of such transfer points in the column which has been punched to indicate in minutes the time of the departure of the car indicating in conjunction with the hour indication on the transfer the time limit for the use of the transfer at such transfer point.

4. A street railway transfer ticket comprising a body having on the face thereof a plurality of independent columns each containing in sequence the names of the transfer points along the route of the car, hour indications 011 the transfer for designating when punched the hour of the cars departure, numerical indications at the head of each of the columns on the ticket, one of which is adapted to be punched to indicate the time in minutes of the departure of the car, the body of said transfer being also provided with numerical indications adjacent the names of the several transfer points in each column, the numerical indication opposite any of such transfer points in the column which has been punched to indicate in minutes the time of the departure of the car indicating in conjunction with the hour indication on the transfer which has been punched the time limit for the use of the transfer at such transfer point, said body being also provided with a table of numerical indications thereon adapted when punched to vary the reading of the indications opposite the transfer points to the extent of the number punched.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK WV. SHEAN.

Witnesses N. A. AoKER, D. B. RICHARDS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

